Ironing-board.



UNrrnD srnrns GEORGE W. FARRISH, OFTHERESA, NEW YORK.

'racismo-BOARD.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 19, i909.

Application filedk July 23, 1908. Serial No. 4%,962

To all whom 'it' 'may concern:

Be it known that I, Gnonon IW. ljnnnisri, a citizen of the United States, residing at Theresa, in the county of Jefferson and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Ironing'Boards; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, andl exact description of the invention, such as will enableothers skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the saine, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and tothe letters and figures of reference -Inarlred thereon, which form a part of this specilication.

This invention relates to-new and useful improvements in ironing boards or tables and the object in View is to produce a simple and eflicient apparatus of this nature which will be simple in construction and so arranged that it may be clamped and securely held to the edge of a table or ledge and thatv the upper surface of the board will be available for use and which may be adjusted and held in different positions.

The invention comprises various details of construction, combinations and arrangements of parts which will be hereinafter fully de scribed and then specifically defined in th appended claims.-

I illustrate my invention in the accompany drawings, in which Figure l is a perspective view showing my improved ironing board attached to the edge of table, and Fig. 2 is a central longitudinal View verticallyl through the board. Fig. 3 is a detail sectional view on line 3 3 of Fig. 2.

Reference now being had the details of the drawings by letter, A designates a board having slots A formed in one end thereof, the inner ends of said slots being inclined.

B designates a cross-piece fastened to the under surface of the board, and C parallel strips also fastened to the under surface of the board and recessed out to receivethe cross-piece B.

D-D designate the lstrips forming the' leg and which are pivotally mounted upon the rod E mounted in apertures in the longitudinal strips C. Rounds l" connect the two strips D and securely braceA the saine.

' Corresponding endsof the strips D are provided with notches E designed to rest over the edge of the supporting table and the notched ends of the strips I) are so positioned -when pivotally mounted upon said rod that, when the strips forming the leg are swung outward from the board, they will pass through said slots A into the position' shown in Fig. .l of the drawings. A cross-piece II is fastened to the under surface of the board at any suitable location, and K designates a brace section' which is hinged to said cross-piece Ii', and I `designates a coiled spring, one end of which is fastened intermediate the cross-piece I-I and the under surface of the table is turned into a coil and in the face of tl e brace K, said groove being partially closed by one of the leaves of the hinge I-I. l l

. O designates a second brace section having a longitudinai slot O formed therein, and Q-Q designatebolts which are passed through the section I and are disposed in the slot 0'. Viashers G2 are placed upon said bolts andwinged nuts P are fitted to the threaded ends of the bolts and adapted to hold the washers against the edge of the slotted section O. @ne end of the section O is provided with a concaved recess Ry adapted to engage over a round D in the manner shown in Fig. l of the drawings, after which the two brace sections may be adjusted so that, when the table is opened out, the latter will be heldin a horizontal position whether iittedtoledges, tables or other articles of different heights.

In setting up the table, the strips I) are swung upon .the pivotal rod so that the notches will engage the upper edge of the table or ledge to which the ironing board is adjusted and the weight of the board coming aga-inst the under edge of the table or ledge will be securely clamped and the brace sections are adjusted so that the recess in the sections 0 will engage the round D to hold the board in a horizontal position or at an inclination if desired.

linnen it is desired to fold the table, after theround has been moved out of the recess of the brace, the spring I will hold the brace sections from falling down and will cause said sections to be thrown toward the board, a suitable buffer T being placed upon the inprevent said section coming forcibly against the bottoni of the' board, Vihen the leg is folded, the sections will lie between the two strips l) as will be readily understood.

When it is desired to use the board with the brace folded back as willpbe the case in its other end seated in recess K formed l ner edge of the sections *K and adapted tov ironing narrow skirts which might be drawn over the widest part of the board, the board may be raised allowing the spring connected to the brace to fold the latter, leaving a clear space practically the entire length of the board.

What I claim to be new is :-n 1. In combination with an ironing board having a. hinged leg made up of strips,

rounds between said strips, a cross-piece se-` cured to the under surface of the board, a

hinge,.one leaf of which is fastened to saidk cross-piece, a brace section to which the other leaf of the spring is fastened, one face of 'said brace section having a recess therein over which a leaf 0f the hinge extends, a springfastened at one end to said cross-piece and havin@ its other end seated inl said recess, a buffer upon the hinged strip, an adjustable brace section heldto the brace secvtion and its end adapted to engage-a roundy of theleg, as set forth.

2. In combinationwith an ironing board having a hinged leg made up of strips,

rounds between said strips, a crosspiece secured to the under surface of the board, a hinge, one leaf of which is fastened to said cross-piece, a brace section to which the other leaf of the hinge is fastened, one face of said brace section having a recess therein over which a leaf of the hinge extends, a spring fastened at one end to said cross-piece and having its other end seated in said recess, the spring being turned into a coil, bolts l` passing through said hinged brace section,

a slotted brace section through which said bolts pass, and fastening nuts upon said bolts adapted to engage the marginal edge of the slotted section, one end of the latter beingreeessed and engaginga round of the leg, as set forth.

In testimony whereof I hereunto aiiix my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

GEORGE W. PARRI Vi/"itnesses:-

n WARREN F. SWAN, GEO. P. SCHWARZ. 

